CPT 25000–25999 codes: Surgery: musculoskeletal system

This range contains 159 CPT Category I codes in the 2026 CMS fee schedule data, 158 of which carry work RVUs. Select a code to see its full RVU breakdown, Medicare status and related codes.

CPT 25000 — Cutting open the sheath around a wrist tendon (for tendonitis) (3.46 wRVUs)
CPT 25001 — Cutting open the sheath around the flexor carpi radialis wrist tendon (3.70 wRVUs)
CPT 25020 — Emergency decompression of one forearm compartment (5.91 wRVUs)
CPT 25023 — Emergency decompression of one forearm compartment with muscle removal (13.48 wRVUs)
CPT 25024 — Emergency decompression of two forearm compartments (10.52 wRVUs)
CPT 25025 — Emergency decompression of two forearm compartments with muscle removal (17.49 wRVUs)
CPT 25028 — Draining a soft-tissue infection or blood pocket in the forearm (5.26 wRVUs)
CPT 25031 — Draining an inflamed forearm bursa (4.15 wRVUs)
CPT 25035 — Draining an infected forearm bone pocket (7.46 wRVUs)
CPT 25040 — Open exploration of the wrist joint (7.31 wRVUs)
CPT 25065 — Simple biopsy of forearm soft tissue (1.99 wRVUs)
CPT 25066 — Deep biopsy of forearm soft tissue (4.16 wRVUs)
CPT 25071 — Removing a subcutaneous forearm lesion 3 cm or larger (5.76 wRVUs)
CPT 25073 — Removing a deep forearm tumor 3 cm or larger (6.95 wRVUs)
CPT 25075 — Removing a subcutaneous forearm lesion smaller than 3 cm (3.86 wRVUs)
CPT 25076 — Removing a deep forearm tumor smaller than 3 cm (6.57 wRVUs)
CPT 25077 — Extensive removal of a forearm or wrist tumor smaller than 3 cm (12.61 wRVUs)
CPT 25078 — Extensive removal of a forearm or wrist tumor 3 cm or larger (17.25 wRVUs)
CPT 25085 — Cutting open the wrist joint capsule to release stiffness (5.50 wRVUs)
CPT 25100 — Open biopsy of the wrist joint or joint lining (3.92 wRVUs)
CPT 25101 — Open exploration of the wrist joint with biopsy or loose body removal (4.71 wRVUs)
CPT 25105 — Removing the inflamed lining of the wrist joint (5.87 wRVUs)
CPT 25107 — Removing a torn cartilage from the wrist joint (7.51 wRVUs)
CPT 25109 — Removing a diseased tendon in the forearm or wrist (6.77 wRVUs)
CPT 25110 — Removing a benign lump from a wrist tendon (3.94 wRVUs)
CPT 25111 — Removing a growth from a tendon sheath in the wrist (3.44 wRVUs)
CPT 25112 — Repeat removal of a returning growth from a wrist tendon sheath (4.55 wRVUs)
CPT 25115 — Removing chronically inflamed tendon-sheath tissue from the forearm or wrist (9.84 wRVUs)
CPT 25116 — Removing chronically inflamed tendon-sheath tissue from the extensor side of the wrist (7.37 wRVUs)
CPT 25118 — Removing the sheath around a wrist tendon (4.40 wRVUs)
CPT 25119 — Partial removal of the ulna at the wrist (6.05 wRVUs)
CPT 25120 — Removing a benign bone lesion from the radius or ulna (6.11 wRVUs)
CPT 25125 — Removing a forearm bone lesion with a bone graft (7.48 wRVUs)
CPT 25126 — Removing a forearm bone lesion with a donor bone graft (7.55 wRVUs)
CPT 25130 — Removing a benign bone lesion from a wrist bone (5.29 wRVUs)
CPT 25135 — Removing a wrist bone lesion with a bone graft (6.90 wRVUs)
CPT 25136 — Removing a wrist bone lesion with a donor bone graft (5.99 wRVUs)
CPT 25145 — Cleaning infected bone in the forearm (6.38 wRVUs)
CPT 25150 — Partial removal of the ulna bone (7.20 wRVUs)
CPT 25151 — Partial removal of the radius bone (7.49 wRVUs)
CPT 25170 — Extensive removal of a tumor from the radius or ulna (21.65 wRVUs)
CPT 25210 — Removing a single wrist bone (5.97 wRVUs)
CPT 25215 — Removing all bones in one row of the wrist (7.94 wRVUs)
CPT 25230 — Removing a small part of the radius at the wrist (5.24 wRVUs)
CPT 25240 — Removing a small part of the ulna at the wrist (5.18 wRVUs)
CPT 25246 — Injecting dye into the wrist joint for X-ray imaging (1.41 wRVUs)
CPT 25248 — Removing a deep foreign body from the forearm or wrist (5.18 wRVUs)
CPT 25250 — Removing a wrist joint implant (6.60 wRVUs)
CPT 25251 — Complex removal of a wrist joint implant with cement (9.57 wRVUs)
CPT 25259 — Manipulating the wrist under anesthesia to improve movement (3.94 wRVUs)
CPT 25260 — Primary repair of a forearm tendon or muscle (7.84 wRVUs)
CPT 25263 — Secondary repair of a forearm tendon or muscle (7.84 wRVUs)
CPT 25265 — Secondary repair of a forearm tendon or muscle with a tendon graft (9.85 wRVUs)
CPT 25270 — Primary repair of an extensor forearm tendon (6.02 wRVUs)
CPT 25272 — Secondary repair of an extensor forearm tendon (7.03 wRVUs)
CPT 25274 — Secondary repair of an extensor forearm tendon with a graft (8.72 wRVUs)
CPT 25275 — Reconstruction of a torn forearm tendon sheath (8.74 wRVUs)
CPT 25280 — Repositioning a wrist or forearm tendon (7.21 wRVUs)
CPT 25290 — Cutting a wrist or forearm tendon to release contracture (5.29 wRVUs)
CPT 25295 — Freeing up a scarred wrist or forearm tendon (6.55 wRVUs)
CPT 25300 — Fusing tendons together at the wrist (8.79 wRVUs)
CPT 25301 — Fusing extensor tendons together at the wrist (8.38 wRVUs)
CPT 25310 — Transferring a forearm tendon to a new position (8.78 wRVUs)
CPT 25312 — Transferring a forearm tendon with a graft (9.57 wRVUs)
CPT 25315 — Rebalancing hand tendons after nerve palsy (10.41 wRVUs)
CPT 25316 — Rebalancing multiple hand tendons after nerve palsy with grafts (12.58 wRVUs)
CPT 25320 — Repair or reconstruction of the wrist joint capsule for instability (12.43 wRVUs)
CPT 25332 — Reshaping the wrist joint surfaces (arthroplasty) (11.45 wRVUs)
CPT 25335 — Realigning a wrist deviated onto the ulna in a child (centralization) (13.06 wRVUs)
CPT 25337 — Reconstruction of the joint between the radius and ulna at the wrist (11.44 wRVUs)
CPT 25350 — Realigning a healed radius fracture at the shaft (8.86 wRVUs)
CPT 25355 — Realigning a healed radius fracture higher up on the shaft (10.27 wRVUs)
CPT 25360 — Realigning a healed ulna fracture (8.52 wRVUs)
CPT 25365 — Realigning both the radius and ulna (12.59 wRVUs)
CPT 25370 — Multi-level realignment of the radius or ulna (13.75 wRVUs)
CPT 25375 — Multi-level realignment of both the radius and ulna (13.21 wRVUs)
CPT 25390 — Shortening the radius or ulna (10.43 wRVUs)
CPT 25391 — Lengthening the radius or ulna (staged distraction) (13.92 wRVUs)
CPT 25392 — Shortening both the radius and ulna (14.22 wRVUs)
CPT 25393 — Lengthening both the radius and ulna (staged distraction) (16.15 wRVUs)
CPT 25394 — Shortening a wrist bone to relieve arthritis or crowding (10.58 wRVUs)
CPT 25400 — Repair of a non-healing radius or ulna fracture (11.00 wRVUs)
CPT 25405 — Repair of a non-healing radius or ulna fracture with a bone graft (14.63 wRVUs)
CPT 25415 — Repair of non-healing fractures of both the radius and ulna (13.46 wRVUs)
CPT 25420 — Repair of non-healing fractures of both the radius and ulna with grafts (16.61 wRVUs)
CPT 25425 — Filling a defect in the radius or ulna with a bone graft (13.38 wRVUs)
CPT 25426 — Filling defects in both the radius and ulna with bone grafts (16.04 wRVUs)
CPT 25430 — Grafting blood vessels into a wrist bone (Zaidemberg procedure) (9.47 wRVUs)
CPT 25431 — Repair of a non-healing wrist bone (10.62 wRVUs)
CPT 25440 — Repair of a non-healing scaphoid wrist bone fracture (10.41 wRVUs)
CPT 25441 — Wrist replacement at the far end of the radius (12.96 wRVUs)
CPT 25442 — Wrist replacement at the far end of the ulna (10.84 wRVUs)
CPT 25443 — Wrist replacement at the scaphoid bone (10.39 wRVUs)
CPT 25444 — Wrist replacement at the lunate bone (11.13 wRVUs)
CPT 25445 — Wrist replacement at the trapezium bone (thumb base) (9.63 wRVUs)
CPT 25446 — Wrist replacement at the far radius and wrist bones (16.87 wRVUs)
CPT 25447 — Wrist replacement at a wrist or hand-bone joint (10.24 wRVUs)
CPT 25448 — Wrist bone realignment with a wedge cut for growth-plate correction (11.55 wRVUs)
CPT 25449 — Revision of a wrist joint replacement (14.57 wRVUs)
CPT 25450 — Stopping growth at the far end of the radius or ulna (7.86 wRVUs)
CPT 25455 — Stopping growth at the far end of both the radius and ulna (9.47 wRVUs)
CPT 25490 — Reinforcing the radius with a rod or plate (9.49 wRVUs)
CPT 25491 — Reinforcing the ulna with a rod or plate (9.90 wRVUs)
CPT 25492 — Reinforcing both the radius and ulna with a rod or plate (12.34 wRVUs)
CPT 25500 — Non-surgical treatment of a radius shaft fracture without manipulation (2.54 wRVUs)
CPT 25505 — Non-surgical setting of a radius shaft fracture with manipulation (5.31 wRVUs)
CPT 25515 — Open repair of a radius shaft fracture (8.58 wRVUs)
CPT 25520 — Non-surgical treatment of a radius fracture with joint dislocation (6.34 wRVUs)
CPT 25525 — Open repair of a radius fracture with non-surgical setting of the far joint (10.29 wRVUs)
CPT 25526 — Open repair of a radius fracture with repair of the far joint (12.82 wRVUs)
CPT 25530 — Non-surgical treatment of an ulnar shaft fracture without manipulation (2.18 wRVUs)
CPT 25535 — Non-surgical setting of an ulnar shaft fracture with manipulation (5.23 wRVUs)
CPT 25545 — Open repair of an ulnar shaft fracture with internal fixation (7.74 wRVUs)
CPT 25560 — Setting broken forearm bones (radius and ulna) without needing manipulation (2.53 wRVUs)
CPT 25565 — Setting broken forearm bones (both radius and ulna) by manipulation without surgery (5.70 wRVUs)
CPT 25574 — Open repair of a radius or ulna shaft fracture with internal fixation (8.58 wRVUs)
CPT 25575 — Open repair of both radius and ulna shaft fractures with internal fixation (11.98 wRVUs)
CPT 25600 — Non-surgical treatment of a broken bone at the end of the radius, without manipulation (2.71 wRVUs)
CPT 25605 — Setting a far-end radius fracture through the skin with fixation (6.09 wRVUs)
CPT 25606 — Setting a far-end radius fracture through the skin with pins (8.10 wRVUs)
CPT 25607 — Surgical repair of a wrist-end radius fracture involving the joint surface (9.32 wRVUs)
CPT 25608 — Surgical repair of a broken wrist end of the radius with two pieces fixed in place (10.79 wRVUs)
CPT 25609 — Open repair of a complex distal radius fracture with three or more fragments (14.02 wRVUs)
CPT 25622 — Setting a broken scaphoid wrist bone without manipulation (2.72 wRVUs)
CPT 25624 — Non-surgical setting of a scaphoid wrist bone fracture (4.65 wRVUs)
CPT 25628 — Open repair of a scaphoid wrist bone fracture with internal fixation (9.43 wRVUs)
CPT 25630 — Non-surgical treatment of a single wrist bone fracture (no manipulation) (2.95 wRVUs)
CPT 25635 — Non-surgical setting of a single wrist bone fracture (4.49 wRVUs)
CPT 25645 — Open repair of a wrist bone fracture other than the scaphoid (7.23 wRVUs)
CPT 25650 — Non-surgical treatment of a broken ulnar styloid (3.15 wRVUs)
CPT 25651 — Setting a broken ulnar styloid through the skin with pins (5.67 wRVUs)
CPT 25652 — Open repair of a broken ulnar styloid (7.86 wRVUs)
CPT 25660 — Non-surgical relocation of a wrist joint dislocation (4.86 wRVUs)
CPT 25670 — Open repair of a wrist joint dislocation (7.89 wRVUs)
CPT 25671 — Setting a radius-ulna wrist dislocation through the skin with pins (6.30 wRVUs)
CPT 25675 — Non-surgical relocation of a dislocated far radius-ulna joint (4.77 wRVUs)
CPT 25676 — Open repair of an acute or chronic radius-ulna dislocation (8.08 wRVUs)
CPT 25680 — Non-surgical setting of a scaphoid-lunate wrist fracture-dislocation (6.07 wRVUs)
CPT 25685 — Open repair of a scaphoid-lunate wrist fracture-dislocation (9.84 wRVUs)
CPT 25690 — Non-surgical relocation of a dislocated lunate wrist bone (5.58 wRVUs)
CPT 25695 — Open surgical relocation of a dislocated lunate wrist bone (8.30 wRVUs)
CPT 25800 — Complete wrist fusion without a bone graft (9.82 wRVUs)
CPT 25805 — Complete wrist fusion with a sliding bone graft (11.44 wRVUs)
CPT 25810 — Complete wrist fusion with an iliac or other bone graft (11.65 wRVUs)
CPT 25820 — Limited wrist fusion without a bone graft (7.45 wRVUs)
CPT 25825 — Limited wrist fusion with a bone graft (9.45 wRVUs)
CPT 25830 — Fusion of the far radius-ulna joint with segmental removal (10.61 wRVUs)
CPT 25900 — Amputation through the forearm (9.37 wRVUs)
CPT 25905 — Open amputation through the forearm (9.35 wRVUs)
CPT 25907 — Second-stage closure of a forearm amputation (7.89 wRVUs)
CPT 25909 — Later re-amputation of a forearm stump (9.08 wRVUs)
CPT 25915 — Krukenberg-type forearm amputation reconstruction (17.08 wRVUs)
CPT 25920 — Amputation of the hand at the wrist (8.80 wRVUs)
CPT 25922 — Amputation of the hand at the wrist (open) (7.46 wRVUs)
CPT 25924 — Later re-amputation at the wrist (8.59 wRVUs)
CPT 25927 — Amputation through the hand across the palm (8.86 wRVUs)
CPT 25929 — Second-stage closure of a palm amputation (7.62 wRVUs)
CPT 25931 — Later re-amputation of a palm stump (7.84 wRVUs)
CPT 25999 — Unlisted px forearm/wrist

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